Alright, it's all in good cheer. The folks at Razer had us on on our toes the other day with their claim of coming out with with a FPS, HellRazer, that featured, dedicated controllers and a lot more. However, they gloriously declared that the whole thing was an All Fools Day prank. WE have to admit that they got the better of us (and that we got the better of you). Cheers!...
MINI will be debuting its first color morphing car in Singapore this June. Named the Mini Chameleon the car changes color according to weather conditions. For example, on a rainy day, the car’s paint brightens to improve visibility while on a sunny day, it lightens to reflect heat and cool down the vehicle. The car gets its color morphing capability thanks to a special paint treatment technology called FeintPaint developed by a Spanish company. The paint has tiny magnetic...
The internet tracking firm reported traffic fell from an average of 120 gigabits per second to 80 gbps on Wednesday. Sweden has become a battleground between online consumers of digital media and the entertainment industry over the practice of peer-to-peer file sharing. About eight per cent of the country's population engages in peer-to-peer file sharing, according to the government statistics agency. A legislation, which is based on the Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED), has resulted in a 30%...
In a traditional battery, lithium ions flow between a negatively charged anode, usually graphite, and the positively charged cathode, usually cobalt oxide or lithium iron phosphate. Three years ago, an MIT team led by Belcher reported that it had engineered viruses that could build an anode by coating themselves with cobalt oxide and gold and self-assembling to form a nanowire. The “virus batteries” have the energy capacity and power performance similar to the rechargeable batteries. The prototype battery is...
Aah! I remember those teenage days as me and my cronies would deck remote locations on the beach, each one lost in himself. And yes, besides the crashing waves and distant birds, the only sound that filled our ears was the refreshing sound of the beer cans that were being opened us as we drank away to our rich fathers’ money. Gone are the beaches, the sun and the sadly, the beer. Staying glued to a wretched monitor is...
Opera and Nintendo will soon launch the Opera-powered Nintendo DSi in Europe and the United States. With the Opera browser integrated into the Nintendo DSi, users can access and share content on the web with touch-screen browsing. This new browser can be downloaded from the Nintendo DSi Shop, offering users a customized Web experience with the efficiency of touch-screen browsing. Via [UberGizmo]...
Don’t you hate when you can’t take a call when in the shower? The new Fujitsu Prime F-01A is a waterproof phone which can make calls under water at a depth of about three feet for up to 30 minutes. The GSM/W-CDMA phone comes with a 3.5-inch touchscreen and has a 5.2-megapixel camera. So the next time you’re taking a swim in the pool maybe taking your phone along isn’t such a bad idea. Via [Wired]...
For those of us who find falling asleep a chore this next item could be your ultimate sleeping aid. The Sleep Coach is a device that projects a soft blue light that brightens and fades at a slow pace. All one needs to do is synchronize their breathing with the rhythm of the light and the makers assure a sound sleep. The device is pocket sized for easy packing and can be programmed to turn off in 7-25 mins....
You have to hand it to the Japanese for turning something basic like an air blower into something as threatening as a gun with brush on its nozzle. It may look like a toy gun for kids but in reality it actually is an air blower for your keyboard. The gun air brush comes with just one warning that its made in Japan so better not take it too seriously. Via [Technoblob]...
The Toys R Us ‘Ribbit’ MP3 player comes with five play modes (normal, repeat one, repeat all, folder, repeat folder). An eight-mode equalizer (normal, rock, pop, classical, bass, jazz, soft, and SRS WOW) assures excellent audio reproduction. Units also have a high-speed USB 2.0 interface, play-list function, and support for seven languages. A built-in rechargeable Lithium Ion battery provides power. Up to six hours of continuous playback can be achieved with a fully charged battery. The models are fully...
The new Transformer move titled “Revenge of the Fallen” has specially designed LG Versa phones to promote it. The phone lives up to the reputation, thanks to the transformation capability of the phone that allows different modules to be added to its existing functionality. In simple words, LG keeps developing new features that can be added to the phone, like the game pad for the phone that’s currently under development. If you are seeking any change in functionality as...
Remember those eye catching Russian dolls that always ended littering your toy drawers? Yeah, those little wooden figurines that would open up to reveal similar figurines inside it, only one size smaller. This would go on and on till you would finally have the smallest and most adorable doll in your palm. Then you put the all into one another and keep them away. Well, these dolls have finally shown up after a huge stint of popularity loss. Coming...
Ever had a dream of being a technologically advanced spirit hunter? Here’s your chance to mount that backpack on your back, jump into your very own ghost mobile and move about town with the siren blaring every time you get a call from a damsel in distress. All you have to do is get equipped with the Baketan 2 Ghost Radar device. It may have a weird shape and the and the Japanese writings on its outer shell may not...
LG’s latest eye candy phone at CTIA is called Xenon and it’s got all the good things that can make most other multimedia phones look like snuff boxes. Firstly, it’s got a pretty good ‘size’ (no pun intended here). You can feast your eyes on the brilliant GUI on the 2.8 inches of screen that’s made to woo you. What makes it more of a chic is the fantastic flash based interface that doesn’t only improve accessibility to various...
Vuzix manufactures video goggles for the visually impaired, for the medical industry and for military and commercial applications. The AV230XL is a new system that allows you to view video privately by wearing a headset that displays the image in front of your eyes. The only problem is that so far you could not connect it to your iPhone to enjoy it....